Gem

29-128-43

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 29-128-43
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Victorian
Date Made 1850-1885
Section Mediterranean
Materials Chalcedony | Onyx
Technique Cameo
Iconography Minerva | Athena
Description

Sommerville: Chalcedony-Onyx. Minerva. Greek and Roman Cameos, Case C.

Vermeule: Chalcedony-Onyx Cameo. (unmounted) Bust of Athena to right, wearing crested Graeco-Roman helmet and drapery on the left shoulder. 19th century in Victorian sentimental style.

Length 2.7 cm
Width 2 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 43 - Sommerville Gem Number

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